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It's not even about them: > If, for example, a user allows TikTok access to the user’s phone contact list to connect with others on the platform, TikTok can ac
by hwillis 2y ago
It's not even about them:
> If, for example, a user allows TikTok access to
the user’s phone contact list to connect with others on the
platform, TikTok can access “any data stored in the user’s
contact list,” including names, contact information, contact
photos, job titles, and notes. 2 id., at 659. Access to such
detailed information about U. S. users, the Government
worries, may enable “China to track the locations of Federal
employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage.”
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf
It seems farcically ridiculous to me to ban the app because it somehow could let china blackmail CEOs.
- fidotron 2y agoThey have had legit unintentional problems with apps like Strava: https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-fitness-trackers-privacy/ https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-f... What ZTE were up to was way more nefarious, but couldn't be done with just apps.